mal de ojo
[ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo]
The verdict
“mal de ojo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Influjo maléfico que, según vanamente se cree, puede una persona ejercer sobre otra mirándola de cierta manera, y con particularidad sobre los niños.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mal de ojo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mal de ojo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mal de ojo is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Influjo maléfico que, según vanamente se cree, puede una persona ejercer sobre otra mirándola de cierta manera, y con particularidad sobre los niños.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mal de ojo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mal de ojo, spelled M-A-L- -D-E- -O-J-O.
Definition
- 1Influjo maléfico que, según vanamente se cree, puede una persona ejercer sobre otra mirándola de cierta manera, y con particularidad sobre los niños.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mal de ojo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L- -D-E- -O-J-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.